Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. 6 Million People in the east and south east of england have joined those living under the strictest coronavirus restrictions in tier 4. Those restrictions now affect around 2a Million People in england more than 40 of the population. The toughest measures mean the closure of all nonessential shops as well as hairdressers, swimming pools and gyms. A National Lockdown has also started in Northern Ireland and measures have been reimposed in wales after being eased for christmas. All of mainland scotland has moved into the toughest level of coronavirus restrictions with the rest of scotland in tier 3 restrictions. France, spain and sweden have confirmed their first cases of the coronavirus variant recently identified in the uk. Millions of americans face going without Unemployment Benefits after saturday amid a political standoff over a 900 billion coronavirus stimulus package. Our first report is on the millions entering t